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End of Pathway Assessm ent (EOPA) Update

Mamie Hanson (404) 657-6279 mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us

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Tha nk You!

For Another Year of Dedicated Service

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FY20 12 EOPA Testing Process

• Successfully concluded
• Real Champions:
• CTAE Administrators
• CTAE Instructors
• CTAE Pathway Completers
• EOPA Demographic Data Reporting
• Deadline for reporting: June 29, 2012
• Most systems have reported
• We need your report data

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FY20 12 EOPA Dem ogra p hic Da ta

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• Submitting your data is

critical:

– CAR Report/Core Indicator 2S1 – CCRPI Reporting

• Input from all systems is

critical to determine:

− Overall state performance − Individual exam pass rates

FY20 13 Assessm ent Inform a tion Sheets

• Your K ey to

Unlocking Stud ent Technica l Skill Atta inm ent a nd Ind ustry Recognized Cred entia ls

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Your K ey USB Fla sh Driv e

• Contains ALL the Assessment Information

Sheets for each exam included in the FY2013 EOPA Technical Skill Attainment Inventory

• Includes all the pertinent information you need

to establish your school as a testing site and to

• rder exams
• In both Word and PDF formats
• Assessment Information Sheets will be posted to

the CTAE Assessment Web Page by August 1st

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CTAE Assessm ent W eb Pa ge

• The CTAE Assessm ent Web Page will contain:

– Any updates to Assessment Information Sheets – FY2013 EOPA Technical Skill Attainment Inventory Listing

• Exam Name
• Career Pathway Name

– An updated copy of Special Accommodations by Testing Agency document – A copy of the EOPA State Guidelines – Any updates to the FY2013 CTAE Program Concentration & Pathway Related Courses Document

• Initial access through the m ain GaDOE website

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Culina ry Arts

• Added two new exams:

– NOCTI Culinary Arts Cook, Level 2 – ACF Secondary Graduate Certificate

• Written portion of the

Certified Junior Culinarian Exam

• Does not yield a industry

credential

– Make a careful determination on exam choice

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Ea rly Child hood Ed uca tion

• Child Development

Associate (CDA) Exam (Preschool)

• Six step process
• Certification process entails:

– Verification Visit

• Review documentation
• Administer Early Childhood

Studies Review (2 hour multiple choice exam)

• Conduct oral interview
• Credentialing Decision
• $325.00 exam fee

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Nutrition & Food Science

• ServSafe Food Safety

Manager Certification

• Program area instructors

must become Certified Serv Sa fe Instructors

• Candidates must be familiar

with ServSafe Curriculum

• Do not need textbooks for

each student

• $36.00 exam fee

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Hea lthca re Science

• National Center for

Competency Testing (NCCT):

– Provisional Certifications for hard to earn credentials:

• Certified ECG Tech
• Certified Patient Care Tech
• Certified Phlebotomy Tech

– Work experience on live subjects within 6 months after HS graduation

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Hea lthca re Science

• Deleted Exam s

–NCCT:

• National Certified Medical Assistant

(NCMA)

• Tech in Surgery-Certified (TS-C)

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Business & Com p uter Science

• Business Logistics Managem ent

EOPA

– MSSC Certified Logistics Associate (CLA) – MSSC Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) – Dispensed by NOCTI – $19.00 exam fee (per exam)

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Business & Com p uter Science

• Interactive Media

– Previously required passing two different exams to obtain CIW Associate Design Specialist Certification – Currently each exam yields a separate certification:

• CIW Site Development

Associate

• CIW Web Design Specialist
• Either exam can be used

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Business & Com p uter Science

• Adm inistrative / Inform ation

Support Pathway:

– Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Exam – Last year that MOS will be used as EOPA – Other EOPA exam options will be identified f0r the ‘014 school year

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Exa m Cla rifica tion

• FEMA Emergency Management Institute

“Are You Rea d y ” Exa m

– Homeland Security Pathway – Emergency Services Pathway

• Exam can be taken
• Students must provide SS# at

the completion of exam

• Inform students before exam

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FY20 13 EOPA Testing Guid elines

• Any eligible student can be

tested; no grade level restrictions

• Eligible students:

– Have successfully completed three or four designated courses, OR, – Enrolled in the third or fourth (last) designated course and on track to successfully complete

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FY20 13 EOPA Testing Guid elines

• EOPA Retest Adm inistration:

– Not mandated to be offered by LEAs – Systems that allow retest option will:

• Offer focused remediation to students before retest
• Allow a single retest opportunity for failed exam
• Adhere to any stated “waiting periods” established by the

testing agency

– Students eligible to utilize retest option:

• Students who have successfully completed the designated

courses

• Students who failed the EOPA on the first attempt
• Students who have participated in focused remediation

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FY20 13 EOPA Testing Guid elines

• EOPA Pre-Testing:

– EOPA tests knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout the course of pathway – Difficult to decide in which course to dispense – Many exams do not offer pre-test option – Many systems can’t afford pre-tests

• In an effort to ensure equity for all EOPA

participants, pre-testing is not recom m ended.

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Sp ecia l Accom m od a tions

• IEP: Point of Reference
• Direct link between classroom and assessment

accommodations

• IEP Team should review available EOPAs to

determine most appropriate exam option

• Some testing agencies allow a number of

accommodations

• Some agencies may not allow the same

accommodations that a student receives instructionally

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Sp ecia l Accom m od a tions

• These agencies require individuals to have

certain cognitive and physical abilities to complete job tasks

• CTAE instructor involvement with IEP

process

• List of available Special Accommodations

by testing agency posted on CTAE Assessment Web Page

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EOPA Sta te Guid elines

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• Documented Guidelines
• Guidelines based on feedback
• btained from:

– EOPA best practices from local systems – Collaboration with EOPA Testing Advisory Committee

• Addresses general EOPA topics:

– Retests; pre-tests; test security measures; reporting testing irregularities; roles of local administrators

• GaDOE Testing Division Guidelines

FY20 13 EOPA Dem ogra p hic Da ta Rep orting

• Reported through student data portal
• Must ensure that completer data is

captured accurately

• FY2013 CTAE Program Concentration &

Pathway Related Courses

• Lists course numbers, assessment codes

and titles

• Check CTAE website for updates

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FY20 13 EOPA Dem ogra p hic Da ta Rep orting

• Course Num bering:

– Please do not alter the following digits in the state referenced course number locally:

• two digits to the left of the decimal
• second digit to the right of the decimal
• third digit to the right of the decimal
• Drop down menus will be developed to select

Assessment Codes and Titles

• More information to come on the utilization of the

system

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FY20 13 Ind ustry Certifica tion Gra nts

• Email Notifications
• 91 Approved Grants
• Grant Timeline: July 1st – June 30th
• CTAE Administrator must work with

instructors to ensure completion of process

• Reminder: Utilize Industry Certification

Checklist

• September 30th deadline to return funds

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